imperial competitive examination
基本解释
- 科举考试
英汉例句
- Provincial examination, the most competitive of all levels of examinations, appeared latest but disappeared earliest in the history of China's imperial examination.
乡试是中国科举史上各级考试中最迟出现的一级考试，也是竞争最为激烈的一级考试，而且还是最早退出历史舞台的一级考试。